1.2.4 CFGC - Moreau Flashcards
to be around/near + time
It is around 3 p.m.
être vers + time
C’est vers 15 heures.
to finish VS
to end up
I just finished work, but I will end up by quitting.
finir DE vs…
finir PAR
Je viens de finir de travailler mais je vais finir par démissionner.
to speak/talk TO
to speak/talk ABOUT
He talks to his sister about his project.
parler à vs….
parler de
Il parle à sa soeur de son projet.
good night
bonne nuit
to speak for/on behalf of
&
He is speaking on behalf of everyone.
parler pour…
Il parle pour tout le monde.
to leave from…(place)
to leave in + time
to leave for
We are leaving the hotel in 10 minutes for the train station,
partir de…
partir dans + time…
partir pour…
Nous partons de l’hôtel dans 10 minutes pour la gare.
to insist on;
to be attached to
I am attached to this necklace.
tenir à…
Je tiens à ce collier.
to take after….
He takes after his father.
tenir de….
Il tient de son père.
to have just (done sth)
You just left.
-tu-
venir de….
Tu viens de partir.
to come by…(way, route)
He is coming by the old route.
venir par…
Il vient par la vieille route.
RECENT PAST with venir
Like: I just did xyz, just came, just ate…
2 ways, mean same thing
I have just done….(infinitive)
I just did …. (infinitive)
Venir present tense + DE + Infinitive
* often “juste” between venir and de
Je viens de + Infin
Je viens juste de + Infin
She just left.
Elle vient juste de partir.
I just bought this car.
Je viens d’acheter cette voiture.
He just started.
Il vient de commencer.
We are not hungry, we just ate.
On n’a pas faim, on vient juste de manger.
YES NO QUESTIONS
3 ways?
Statement ?
Est-ce que…?
Inversion of subject verb ?
Are you ready? (f)
3 questions…
Tu es prête?
Est-ce que tu es prête?
Es-tu prête?
Can she come with us? (f)
3 questions…
Elle peut venir avec nous?
Est-ce qu’elle peut venir avec nous?
Peut-elle venir avec nous?
Is it available?
3 questions…
C’est disponible?
Est-ce que c’est disponible?
Est-ce disponible?
IN QUESTIONS - When verb ends in Vowel and pronoun begins with Vowel - ADD A T between verb & pronoun….
Does he like orange juice?
Aime-t-il le jus d’orange?
INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS
when?
how?
why?
where?
how much/many?
quand?
comment?
pourquoi?
où?
combien (de) ?
quand - when Questions…
formal, formal, informal
When are you leaving?
** but all are with TU **
Quand est-ce que tu pars?
Quand pars-tu?
Tu pars quand?
comment - how Questions..
formal, formal, informal
-vous, vous, tu-
How are you?
COMMENT comes 1st in all 3.
Comment est-ce que vous allez?
Comment allez-vous?
Comment tu vas?
pourquoi - why Questions..
formal, formal, informal
+
Why are THEY doing that?
+
all begin with pourquoi, can be at the end but usually is at the beginning.
Pourquoi est-ce qu’ils font ça?
Pourquoi font-ils ça?
Pourquoi ils font ça?
où - where Questions
formal, formal, informal
Where do you live?
(not habiter)
(all with “tu”)
Où est-ce que tu vis?
Où vis-tu?
Tu vis où?
Combien - (NO - “DE”)
how much/many?
Questions, formal, formal, informal
How much did you get?
Combien est-ce que tu as reçu?
Combien as-tu reçu?
Tu as reçu combien?
Combien DE - need “de” if combien is followed by a Noun or Adjective.
3 questions, formal, formal, informal.
How many friends do you have?
-tu-
Combien d’amis est-ce que tu as?
Combien d’amis as-tu?
Tu as combien d’amis?
WHO - interrog pronoun
as subject - 2 forms,
short and long…
Who saw this movie? x2 also
qui?
qui est-ce QUI?
Qui a vu ce film?
Qui est-ce qui a vu ce film
WHOM? - interrog pronoun
as object - 2 forms
Whom did you see? x2 also
qui?
qui est-ce QUE?
Qui as-tu vu?
Qui est-ce que tu as vu?
TO WHOM? - interrog. pron
2 forms
Whom are you speaking to? x2
à qui ?
à qui est-ce que ?
À qui parles-tu ?
À qui est-ce que tu parles?
ABOUT WHOM? - interr pron
3 forms
Whom are you talking about?
x3
2 of : de qui ?
1 of: de qui est-ce que ?
*
De qui parles-tu?
De qui est-ce que tu parles?
Tu parles de qui?
WITH WHOM? - int pron
2 forms
With whom are you talking?
2 forms
avec qui ?
avec qui est-ce que ?
Avec qui parles-tu?
Avec qui est-ce que tu parles?
WHAT? as subject
no inversion here
2 forms
What is wrong ? 1 FORM
Que ?
Qu’est-ce qui ?
Qu’est-ce qui ne vas pas?
WHAT? as object
2 forms
What do you want?
Que ?
Qu’est-ce que ?
Que veux-tu?
Qu’est-ce que tu veux?
WHAT ? - informal…
When que is object, can change que for quoi and place the quoi at the end of the sentence…
What do you want ?
Tu veux quoi?
QUE ? with Prepositions…
* After prepositions QUE becomes….
QUOI ?
what?/about what ?
With verbs taking à…
What are you thinking about? x3
à quoi = what ? at/about what?
W/VERBS TAKING À
À quoi penses-tu?
À quoi est-ce que tu penses?
Tu penses à quoi?
OF what ?
What are you speaking of / talking about ? x3
de quoi = of what/what about
De quoi parles-tu?
De quoi est-ce que tu parles?
Tu parles de quoi?
With what..?
With what are you cooking?
x3
avec quoi…? With what ..?
Avec quoi cuisines-tu?
Avec quoi est-ce que tu cuisines?
Tu cuisines avec quoi?
QUEL - interrogative Adj.
which?
* decline it
* almost always followed by a ….
which, or what
quel, quels
quelle, quelles
- usually followed by noun, sometimes a verb
which ?
Quel + Noun
Which dish did you order?
x3
quel - which + noun
Quel plat as-tu commandé?
Quel plat est-ce que tu as commandé?
Tu as commandé quel plat?
which ?
Quel + Verb
Which is your favorite film? x1
quel + verb - Which or what
Quel est ton film préféré?
from which ? – de quel….
Quel + Prepositions
From which city come/are you ? x3
de quel ? from which ?
De quelle ville viens-tu ?
De quelle ville est-ce que tu viens?
Tu viens de quelle ville ?
Quel - ALONE with a NOUN
* Used to ask for more info on sth already mentioned
What do you think of my idea?
Which/What idea?
Qu’est-ce que tu penses de mon idée ?
Quelle idée ?
the one which…
the one whom…
which one ?
1 word mean all this
lequel
lesquels
laquelle
lesquelles
to whom, to which
the one to whom
to which one
1 term
à quel - ALWAYS CHANGE
auquel
auxquels
à laquelle
auxquelles
of whom, of which
the one of which/whom
of which one, of whom ?
1 term
m, mpl
f, fpl
de lequel =
duquel
desquels
de laquelle
desquelles
Which one (of previously stated things) do you prefer ? (f,pl)
Laquelle (de ces peintures) est-ce que tu préfères ?
Which one do you want ?
previously stated - (m)
-longer version-
Lequel est-ce que tu veux?
Which oneS do you want ?
previously stated
f. pl.
-inversion?-
Lesquelles veux-tu?
Tag Question
Word or several attached to affirm sentence, to turn it into a question.
“Not so?” - formal
tag question
He arrived safely, not so ?
n’est-ce pas
Il est bien arrivé, n’est-ce pas?
This is your sister, not so?
formal negation, but use “ta”
C’est ta soeur, n’est-ce pas?
n’est-ce pas - too formal
instead use….
1
2
non = no ?
hein = eh? what ?
He arrived safely, “didn’t he”?
informal, (h)
Il est bien arrivé, hein ?
This is your sister, “isn’t she”?
informal - (n)
C’est ta soeur, non ?
O.K. - as tag question
We are leaving soon, OK ?
d’accord
On part bientôt, d’accord ?
You are going to bed in five minutes, OK ?
(se coucher)
Tu vas te coucher dans 5 minutes, d’accord.
His birthday is in December, no?
(like: “isn’t it ?)
Son anniversaire est en décembre, non ?
He succeeded, no ?
(like: didn’t he ?)
Il a réussi, non?
si ? – With NEGATIVE QUESTIONS - roughly means…..
normally means…..
They are not married, “are they” ?
“are they ?” OR “Yes ?”
as tag question confirmation
if, so
Ils ne sont pas mariés, SI ?
To answer a NEGATIVE QUESTION use….
Aren’t they married?
“Yes”, they have been married for a few years.
(yes, they are married since some years)
Si roughly = yes
to answer neg. question to ensure reversed to positive statement.
Ils ne sont pas mariés?
SI, ils sont mariés depuis quelques années.
negative question….
Didn’t you miss your plane?
“YES”, I had to wait for the next flight.
Tu n’as pas raté ton avion ?
SI, j’ai dû attendre le prochain vol.
the village
le village
“veel-age”
the employee
le
l’employé
the washing machine - clothes
la machine à laver
the foot
le pied
the bike
le vélo
the ache
the aches
le mal
les maux
the stomach
le
l’estomac
the Christmas
le Noël
the Easter
le Pâques
soon
adv
bientôt
always, still
adv
toujours
the meeting
politics/sports
le meeting
the appointment;
date, gathering
le rendez-vous
the book shop
la librairie
to take/tear out, to pull up
base - a
arracher
arraché
arrachant
to assist - transitive
to witness, attend, see/be at
base
assister
assisté
assistant
to disobey
désobéir
désobéi
désobéissant
to borrow
base
emprunter
emprunté
empruntant
to send
base
envoyer
envoyé
envoyant
to trust
reflex
base
se fier
fié
se fiant
to taste
base
goûter
goûté
goûtant
to get used to
reflex,
base
s’habituer
habitué
s’habituant
to forbid
I
base
interdire
interdit
interdisant
to be interested in
reflex
base
s’intéresser
intéressé
s’intéressant
to miss, lack
base
manquer
manqué
manquant
